30/05/2019 After a stressful and early morning involving cancelled busses, angry passengers and a general breakdown in bureaucracy, I finally arrived at London Stansted airport and found myself queueing at the gate to board. Not that I needed convincing, but the flight showed me how Ryanair is really quite an awful airline. Poor seats, the …
The time has finally come! I’m leaving. Tomorrow summer holidays become reality as I travel to London ahead of my early morning flight to France on Thursday. Along the way I plan to describe my experiences in whatever way I can, and will attempt to keep this space updated. For now, I am simply going …
OK first things first. Exams are horrible. They always are they always will be and I CERTAINLY did not enjoy mine. However, now that my last exams of (compulsory) education are finally over, I can recognise what small things I did to make my life easier, and also things which I wish I had done …
Detective Inspector Shana Lawrence took the stand and pulled the mic towards her. She stood tall and proud, stiff in her freshly pressed uniform. She scanned the courtroom, filled sparsely with a few spectators, and began to speak. “The first time Mr Anderson killed was nine years ago. His first victim: Ava Getts. He left …
The front door of their new apartment creaked slightly as it opened, and Manny dragged his tired feet over the threshold into the dark space. Why was it dark? She was home, after all, wasn’t she? He closed the door behind him, hung his keys off the hook by the door and, calling through the …
Tanya awoke lying on her stomach with her left arm dangling loosely off the side of their double bed. She cracked her eyes lazily, heavy lids complaining under the effort, and looked straight ahead to where a glass of water was refracting a rainbow onto her bedside table. Pretty, she thought. Or perhaps she mumbled …
